WEBVTT - Offer multiple pathways

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is that when you are making a plan with

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<v Speaker 1>other people, offer multiple pathways for being part of it.

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<v Speaker 1>If you do, you are more likely to settle on

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<v Speaker 1>a plan that works well for everyone. I've recently heard

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<v Speaker 1>about a volunteer team debriefing about a reception they had

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<v Speaker 1>hosted where fewer families than hoped provided food. One volunteer

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<v Speaker 1>asked whether next time maybe they could offer the opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to contribute money instead of food. That would serve the

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<v Speaker 1>same purpose of keeping the organization from having to buy food,

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<v Speaker 1>and contributing cash instead of food might be a welcome

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<v Speaker 1>option for people who are time constrained. Then, another volunteer

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<v Speaker 1>suggested that an additional way to participate could be for

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<v Speaker 1>a volunteer to take that donated money and buy food

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<v Speaker 1>with it. A brilliant idea, since some people have more

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<v Speaker 1>spare time than money in so many contexts, more people

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<v Speaker 1>can participate when you offer multiple pathways. If you invite

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<v Speaker 1>friends for dinner and they ask what they could bring,

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<v Speaker 1>you could suggest they bring an appetizer or drink or

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<v Speaker 1>you could suggest they bring a music playlist or a

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<v Speaker 1>great story. Then they can choose what works for them,

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<v Speaker 1>and whatever they bring will contribute to a great evening.

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<v Speaker 1>If you want to meet up with a friend, you

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<v Speaker 1>could suggest a before work walk, a weekday lunch, or

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<v Speaker 1>a cookout with your families on the weekend. Then hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>at least one of those options will work well for her.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are negotiating with a potential employer about a job,

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<v Speaker 1>you could consider not just compensation but also location. How

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<v Speaker 1>many days are you in the office each week, how

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<v Speaker 1>many hours are you expected to work? What about perks

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<v Speaker 1>like days of PTO. When you consider more variables in

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<v Speaker 1>your negotiation, you are more likely to agree to a

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<v Speaker 1>package you are both excited about. Even in more mundane contexts,

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<v Speaker 1>you can offer multiple pathways. When you are playing schedule

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<v Speaker 1>tetris and trying to figure out how you and your

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<v Speaker 1>partner can get your kids where they need to go,

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<v Speaker 1>you could lay out a few possible plans, all feasible,

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<v Speaker 1>even if none of them ideal. Then you could let

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<v Speaker 1>your partner pick whatever option he or she prefers. You

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<v Speaker 1>have identified options that seem workable to you and the

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<v Speaker 1>other party picks the pathway so you're both reasonably happy.

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<v Speaker 1>When you're trying to develop a plan, it can be

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<v Speaker 1>wise to offer multiple pathways for achieving the plan's goals.

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<v Speaker 1>With multiple options available, everyone can find a pathway that

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<v Speaker 1>works for them. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening, and here's to making the most of our time.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas,

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